Clery Act

What Is the Clery Act?

In 1990, Congress enacted the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act (Title II of Public Law 101-542), which amended the Higher Education Act of 1965 and is now known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”).

Compliance with the Clery Act requires institutions like Macomb Community College to adhere to various mandates. One of those requirements involves timely notification to the campus community of certain crimes or incidents that are (a) reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies, and (b) considered by the institution to represent a serious or continuing threat to students and employees. Additionally, the Act requires the College to compile and publish a list of crime statistics.